Current issues in economics

Using whiteboards to teach externalities

In my teaching I am very keen on using whiteboards so that students can get used to drawing graphs and also writing essay plans. It makes it very easy for me to go around the classroom to check on their accuracy and I have to say that the students enjoy the whiteboards even if it does lead to a little doodling. The boards are just over A3 size and are perfect to draw some of the more complex graphs in NCEA and CIE economics. Below are some externality graphs by A2 student Jonathan Ta.